U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Arizona campaign finance law

The Supreme Court has struck down a provision of a campaign financing system in Arizona that gives extra cash to publicly funded candidates who face privately funded rivals and independent groups.

U.S. Department of JusticeU.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.

The 5-4 ruling Monday is the latest in a series of decisions by the court's conservative majority upending campaign finance laws.

The Arizona law was passed in the wake of a public corruption scandal and was intended to reward candidates who forgo raising campaign cash, even in the face of opponents' heavy spending fueled by private money.